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40-150 2.8 Bokeh

Started Jul 10, 2016 | Discussions thread
Photo Pete Veteran Member • Posts: 5,430
Re: 40-150 2.8 Bokeh
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brycesteiner wrote:

I got my 40-150 2.8 several weeks ago and I can say it focuses very quick and accurate. Very happy with that part.

What I don't care for is the bokeh past my subject. Maybe I've just gotten too used to the high quality images of the 45 1.8 and the 75 1.8.

Here is a cropped portion:

The bokeh is very harsh compared to my 50-200 that was as smooth as silk wide open. I expected this one to be even better because it has a constant 2.8.

Thi is taken on Olympus E-M1

Many of my pictures have this look that I just don't care for.

So, my question is: Is my lens faulty or are all of the Olympus 40-150 2.8 lenses like this?

This is typical of the lens. Ruins a lot of my sport and wildlife shots unless I spend considerable time in Photoshop applying blur to the backgrounds. Gets even worse with the 1.4 TC attached.

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